Types of clauses Flashcards
They were the last people you’d expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn’t hold with such nonsense.
were - main
would expect - adjectival relative
didn’t hold - adverbial (reason)
What is “she spent so much… fences?”
…which came in very useful as she spent so much of her time craning over garden fences…
adverbial clause (reason)
The Dursleys had a small son called Dudley…
had - main
called Dudley - non-finite clause
You can do as you like.
as you like → manner
Although I should have felt relieved, I found something ominous in the…
concession
She accepted the job because she wanted more money.
reason
He found himself treading softly so that they might not hear him.
purpose (= aby ho neslyšeli)
He arranged the chair so that her view across the room was unimpeded.
result (= tak, že jí nic nepřekáželo)
It has to be done, unpleasant though it may be.
concessive
I am going there tomorrow, whether he likes it or not.
conditional-concessive
They want peace as much as we do.
comparison
Whether it is right or wrong, we have to agree.
condition-concession
He showed her the walls where her father died.
adjectival
